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1968: Christmas Parade with Float in Chicago

1968: Christmas Parade with Float in Chicago

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  • Year1968
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
  • Duration9s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $199 USD

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Christmas Parade with Float in Chicago — Clip Details

1968 Chicago Christmas parade footage captures a festive street scene with a holiday float, people waving, and families gathered along the route. Women in elegant dresses and fur coats, men in suits, and children in winter attire celebrate the holidays. The vintage 8mm film shows classic Americana with a decorated Christmas tree on the float and a lively crowd enjoying the festive procession. This archival home movie offers nostalgic, authentic 1960s holiday spirit in a bustling urban setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
See Pond5 listing
License
Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery
Via Pond5
Duration
9s
Pond5 price
from $199 USD
Clip ID
73743461

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1018 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note
1968
Reel-level location note
chicago,macinaw island michigan
Date
1968 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

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  • 1968
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  • nostalgic 1960s footage

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